Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-03
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, September 3.--lhe stock market
opened extremely active and very strong this
morning most of the active list showing advance,
over yesterdays lual prices of over / per cent
Richmond and West Point leading with 12,. Tho
early dealings were very heavy, especially in
Richmond and West Point and one or two other
! stocks Some OF the active stocks shot up very
| quickly, over 1 Per cent. difference between sue
ccssive sales occurring at times. Richmond and
! West Point gained II, and others fractions.
reaction came quickly aud some stocks were car
ried below first figures. The market continued
very fcversh until late in the hour when itquet.
Cd down and became strong throughout, though
the movement was Of ordinary proportions. At
IL o'clock it was active and strong at material
advances over the opening figures Money easy
at 3a5, closing at 3.
NEW YORK, Sept. :-'Thc weekly bank state.
mont shows the following changes:
Reserve. increase, S31O,JUu
Loans, decrease, 3,5JO,l OO
Specie decrease, ll4,GUU
Legal tenders, increase, 202 600
Deposits, decrease, 1,O35 600
Circulation, increase, iOSJu
The banks now hold IN excess Of the
% per cent. rulo, 5,2l2G25
BALTIzoRE, Sept. 3.-vi-gnia Is consoiitstei
Az. past.due coupons G3; 1o-1os 35l2; new
So 63 y bid to day.
ALEXANDRIA MARgEr Sept. 3.-Thc Flour
markets present nothing new and are quiet bu.
steady Wheat has been irregular during tie
past week and closes with fair demand ut
changed prices for sweet, sound, f!nty sample.
free OF garlic, but sproutcd, sweaty and common
lots, which compose about three-fourths Of the
receipts, dull and hard to sell even at current
low figures; sa'es consequently are strung cut
from so to soc per bushel. Corr is firm white
54a55 yellow 53a55. Eye and Oats are steady
Potatoes, Onions, Eggs and other produce arc in
better demand, but without change
BALTIMORE, Sept 3-cotton nominal; mid
ding 9%a. Flour firm in Tone with an active in
quiry. Wheat-Southcrn steady; red 1SleO;
amber S0as2; Western lower and quiet; No :
79asa79lh; Dec s3laas2ai. Corn-soathern
steady and firm; white 5G.57: yellow 5ia55
Western firm and dull mixed Oct 49l6s50 Oats
firm and active: Southern and Penna 2Sa3i
Western white 32a33la; DO mixed 3Oa32. Rye
firm at 4Sa50. Provisions steady and quiet. To-
tatoes firm st 81 7Oa2. Coffee nomiDally easier
Rio cargoes ordinary to fair 19i2a201.. Whisky
quiet at 81 Hal 10. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3, II a. m-Whcat and Corn
operator, were both little on the long side at
the opcning or Change this morning &nd dis
posed to sell rather than bay anything. This
made prices easy. Oct Wheat started lsc lower at
7O7s, declined to 70%., then recovered to 707s
again Oct Corn opened at 411b and is no"
quoted at 41is May Corn 447sa95. Oct Oats
5S7s May Oats 30h Oct Lard So 42lh Oct
short ribs 50 81 y. Year mess Pork 81 so.
NEW YORK, Sept 3.-Cotton firm; uiland5
10; Orleans 1ols: futures barely steady. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat shade lower and
lower and dull Corn 1saAc lower. Pork steady
at S15 50a15 10. Lars dull at So So
HONEY DROP CANNED CORN for sale by
Il sep1 J. C. MILBURN.
HINE IMPERIAL. TEA, only soc per lb, just
L received by Lsep1l J. C. MILBURN,